I like most of your ideas, but not this one. It's important that a startup have the ability to build its own product, and building the initial version is a valuable, indeed company-defining, exercise.
When I see a startup that has outsourced the development of its software, it's a near automatic no. I say "near" automatic because I can imagine marketing-focused startups where the quality of the product comes second. On the other hand, I can't imagine one getting huge...
-
-
They can just hire the Lambda grads afterwards, right?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
The whole power of a startup is its ability to build things. They may have nothing else (no money, no brand, no employees), but they have this. So a startup that outsources the development of its software is like a chef who "cooks" by ordering takeout.
-
It could be a way to prove traction and then find a technical founder.
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
What is there was a “right of first refusal” to hire the
@LambdaSchool team that built the product. Company gets the benefit of low cost prototype and if the output is great, grads have a job when they graduate and company gets to keep the talent that built it
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.